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Native
American Master Artists Video Series

Kiowa Cradleboard Maker:
The Art and Tradition of Vanessa Jennings

For hundreds
of years, Indian people of many tribes have celebrated and honored the
birth of a child by creating cradleboards. Lovingly crafted out of wood
and rawhide, often completely covered by beads and other keepsakes,
these lavish works link together families and generations. Vanessa
Jennings, a Kiowa beadworker and cradleboard maker, is carrying forward
this tradition.

Vanessa's awards range from Red Earth's President Award, 1st Place
Awards at the Santa Fe Indian Art Market to the 1989-1990 National
Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, which
established her as a "Living National Treasure."

This 30 minute program features:

The role cradleboards play in Kiowa tradition

Examples of Vanessa's work

Beautiful close-ups of beadwork and cradleboards

Kiowa cradleboards from the Gilcrease Museum

"The cradleboards are the most exquisite piece of sculpture, but
beyond that they represent the tremendous love that our people had for
each child." - Vanessa Jennings

(30 minutes) Order No. T142 $22.95
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The Strength of Life: Knokovtee
Scott, Creek ShellworkerKnokovtee Scott has revived
the ancient art of shellwork and is nationally known for his jewelery.
He draws inspiration from the work of the Mississippian Mound culture of
a thousand years ago. This video features a visit to Spiro Mound site in
Oklahoma and includes excerpts from a traditional Creek Corn Dance.
(28 minutes) Order No. T103
$22.95
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Ribbons of the Osage: Art
& Life of Georgeann RobinsonGeorgeann Robinson was a
traditional artist honored by the Smithsonian for her ribbon work. This
program highlights three generations of her family as they dress in
outfits she amde for the annual Elonska ceremonials in Pawhuska,
Oklahoma. It gives the history of the Osage and stresses the importance
of maintaining traditions for Native people. (28 minutes) Order
No. T101 $21.95
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